Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Dawits 700 word essay

I am writing a long essay to graduate from middle school and to make my mom and dad very proud of me. The words that I have to do an essay on are adulate, bias, subtile, eerie, and tumultuous. The definition of adulate is to show excessive admiration or devotion to; flatter or admire servilely. The next word is bias and the definition of that word is - 1. An oblique or diagonal line of direction, esp. across a woven fabric.
2. A particular tendency or inclination, esp. one that prevents unprejudiced consideration of a question; prejudice.
3. Statistics. A systematic as opposed to a random distortion of a statistic as a result of sampling procedure.
4. Lawn Bowling. a. A slight bulge or greater weight on one side of the ball or bowl.
b. The curved course made by such a ball when rolled.

5. Electronics. The application of a steady voltage or current to an active device, as a diode or transistor, to produce a desired mode of operation.
6. A high-frequency alternating current applied to the recording head of a tape recorder during recording in order to reduce distortion.
–Adjective 7. Cut, set, folded, etc., diagonally: This material requires a bias cut.
–Adverb 8. In a diagonal manner; obliquely; slantingly: to cut material bias.
–Verb (used with object) 9. To cause partiality or favoritism in (a person); influence, esp. unfairly: a tearful plea designed to bias the jury.
10. Electronics. To apply a steady voltage or current to (the input of an active device).
—Idiom11. On the bias, a. in the diagonal direction of the cloth.
b. Out of line; slanting.
The next word is eerie and the definition of that is-
. An oblique or diagonal line of direction, esp. across a woven fabric.
2. A particular tendency or inclination, esp. one that prevents unprejudiced consideration of a question; prejudice.
3. Statistics. A systematic as opposed to a random distortion of a statistic as a result of sampling procedure.
4. Lawn Bowling. a. A slight bulge or greater weight on one side of the ball or bowl.
b. the curved course made by such a ball when rolled.

5. Electronics. The application of a steady voltage or current to an active device, as a diode or transistor, to produce a desired mode of operation.
6. A high-frequency alternating current applied to the recording head of a tape recorder during recording in order to reduce distortion.
–Adjective 7. Cut, set, folded, etc., diagonally: This material requires a bias cut.
–Adverb 8. In a diagonal manner; obliquely; slantingly: to cut material bias.
–Verb (used with object) 9. To cause partiality or favoritism in (a person); influence, esp. unfairly: a tearful plea designed to bias the jury.
10. Electronics. To apply a steady voltage or current to (the input of an active device).
—Idiom11. On the bias, a. in the diagonal direction of the cloth.
b. Out of line; slanting.
The next word is eerie it means - 1. uncanny, so as to inspire superstitious fear; weird: an eerie midnight howl.
2. Chiefly Scot. Affected with superstitious fear.
The next word is subtile it means having nice discernment; perceiving or using minute distinctions; penetrating; clever; shrewd; -- opposed to dull or stupid; as, an acute observer; acute remarks, or reasoning. The next word is tumuituous meaning - 1. Full of tumult or riotousness; marked by disturbance and uproar: a tumultuous celebration.
2. Raising a great clatter and commotion; disorderly or noisy: a tumultuous crowd of students.
3. Highly agitated, as the mind or emotions; distraught; turbulent.
So that is my 700-word essay.

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